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SubjectRe: Dvorak+Magic SysRq
On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Philipp Rumpf wrote:

> Would it be safe to do so ? AFAIK, it is good that SysRq uses hard-wired
> key codes because you always know where they are (think of some user used
> to dvorak who wants to unRaw the keyboard, thereby switching off the com-
> puter).

Sure, it's perfectly safe... Magic SysRq is a kernel hacking feature, so
it's only for people who know what they're doing... If you know enough to
use Magic SysRq in the first place you should know your own keyboard
layout!

> Of course, these hard-wired key codes should be dvorak ;).

That's exactly what my patch allows the option of.

-- brion vibber (brion@pobox.com)


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